Hopewell Township Land Use Board Sets March 18 Public Hearing

An application for major subdivision approval along Sewall Road came before the Hopewell Township Land Use Board at 7:00 p.m. on March 18, with the hearing held at the Municipal Building at 590 Shiloh Pike in Bridgeton.

The applicant filed for preliminary and final major subdivision approval covering Block 33, Lots 1, 2, and 3 on the Hopewell Township Municipal Tax Map. The core variance request involves minimum lot area and minimum lot width requirements for three lots designated to contain stormwater management facilities, with the application citing relief under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70c. The notice also preserved the board's discretion to consider any additional variances, waivers, or other relief determined necessary in the exercise of its jurisdiction.

Property owners within 200 feet of the Sewall Road parcels received formal notice of the hearing, and any interested party as defined under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-4 was eligible to appear and be heard.

The Land Use Board hearing was one of several planning actions the township posted in rapid succession during March. At a modified procedures regular meeting on March 4, the Hopewell Township Zoning Board approved with conditions Case-25-09 involving an Arbizu property at 3 Drake Lane, covering Township Tax Map Block 88, Lots 5.01, 17, and 42, for a use variance and associated bulk variances. The board also advanced memorialization of resolutions for Case-25-10, a Ramaswamy matter at 368 Pennington Titusville Road.

Separately, the Township Committee adopted Ordinance No. 25-1867 at its March 16 regular meeting, repealing and replacing Chapter 10-17 governing affordable housing development fees. A public hearing for final passage on a related ordinance introduced on first reading March 16 is scheduled for April 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building.

The full Land Use Board application, including the applicant's identity and supporting exhibits, is contained in the notice document filed with the township. The hearing record from March 18 would reflect any testimony, conditions, or board action taken on the Sewall Road subdivision request.